One-piece foldable display carton



March 8, 1960 E. THATCHER ONE-PIECE FOLDABLE DISPLAY CARTON Filed Dec.6, 1957 5 I o H 5 T n m N A H ,IA H G 5 EH II, ,.l n. n .B mbv T N n 7 II SXW l b o r w u w I 4 ICI.

ONE-PIECE FOLDABLE DISPLAY CARTON Lewis E. Thatcher, Chicago, Ill.,assignor to Gaylord lrsrolgncts, Incorporated, Chicago, 11]., acorporation of e ware Application December 6, 1957, Serial No. 701,165

1 Claim. (Cl. 229-27) This invention relates to cartons which areconstructed for use in displaying merchandise, such as hairpins and thelike, on a dealers counter.

An object of the invention is to provide a carton embodying dualcompartments formed from a single blank of sheet material.

Among the objects of the invention is the provision of a combinedshipping and display carton adapted to be inexpensively formed fromsheet material, cut and scored to provide interconnected sectionsfoldable relative to each other to form a bottom, side walls and dualcompartments within the carton.

A further object is to provide a compartmented carton of pleasingappearance which may be shipped and stored for use in a flattenedcondition to conserve space and which may be readily assembled fromflattened condition.

Other objects will be apparent from the following detailed descriptionof the invention as illustrated by the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a development of a blank of sheet material cut and scored toform the carton.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view showing the carton in its display position.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the first stage in forming thecarton from theblank of sheet material.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the second stage in forming the carton.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the carton in erected position prior tofolding and locking the bottom section thereunder.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the walls of the erected cartonillustrating a section which may be removed therefrom to' permit greaterdisplay of the contents of the carton.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 2 indicates a blank of cardboard,paperboard or the like which may be cut, scored and perforatedr to forma display carton 3. The main portion of the blank 2 is substantiallyrectangular and a portion of the blank is scored longitudinally alongscore line 4. The reinaining portion of the blank is provided with aline-of perforationS which is a continuation of score line 4. Thus, therectangular portion of the blank is divided into two longitudinalportions 6 and 7.

The longitudinal portions 6 and 7 carry transverse score lines 8, 9, 10and 11. Thus, a gluing tab 12 is defined and the remaining portion ofthe rectangular portion 6 is divided into panels A, B, C, D, E, F, E andF. A panel G comprises a portion of the blank 2 and is joined to panel Aalong score line 13. A score line 14 joins panel G to a folding tongue15. A folding tongue 16 is joined to panel C along score line 17 whichis a continuation of score line 13 and a similar folding tongue 18 isjoined to panel B along score line 19.

If desired, the cartons 3 may be stored and shipped ICE in blank form,but it is preferred that the glue tab 12 be adhesively united, as byadhesive 20 to the corresponding edge portions of the panels C and D, asshown best in Fig. 3. The carton may then be stored and shipped inknock-down position wherein panels E and E will lie in plane-parallelrelationship to panels F and F, respectively, and panels A and B will bein plane-parallel relationship to panels C and D, respectively.Thereafter, it is only necessary to set the carton up and appropriatelytuck in the various folding tongues 15, 16* and 18, as will behereinafter more fully described.

The first step in setting up the carton is to buckle panels E and E awayfrom panels F and F' about score line 9 and buckle panels C and D awayfrom panels A and B about score line 11. The carton 3 will then be inthe position shown in Fig. 3.

The perforated line 5 may then be severed to separate panels A and B andpanels C from D. It is preferred that the line 5 be initially aperforated line rather than a line of severance since it facilitates thegluing operation of tab 12.

With the perforated line 5 completely severed, the blank may be foldedalong score line 4, as shown best in Fig. 4 to dispose panel E intoplane-parallel relationship to panel B and dispose panel F intoplaneparallel relationship to panel F, as shown best'in Fig. 5.Thereafter, bottom panel G may be folded about score 5 line 13 and thetongue may be tucked. in adjacent panel D. Prior to the tucking in oftongue 15, tongues 16 and 18 may be folded about the respective scorelines 17 and 19 and will overlie the bottom panel G after the tongue istucked in place.

The tongues 15, 16 and 18 may be held in place frictionally, or ifdesired, said tongues may carry an adhesive (not shown) and they may beadhesively secured to the adjacent panels D and G.

An open top carton 3 is thus formed which is diagonally divided intocompartments 21 and 22 by the folded panels E, F, E and P which functionas a divider. Merchandise, such as carded hairpins 23, 23' may bedisposed in the compartments 21 and 22, being readily available fordisplay and selection.

As shown best in Fig. 6, one or more of the panels A, B, C or D may beprovided with lines of perforation 24 which may define a tab 25 whichmay be removed after the carton is assembled to give further visibilityof the merchandise 23 and 23.

Other modifications of the present invention, which do not depart fromthe spirit of the invention, may be made by anyone skilled in the artand, hence, it is not intended that the invention be limited to theexact details shown and described except as necessitated by the appendedclaim.

I claim as my invention: 7

A carton made from a one-piece blank of foldable material comprising twopairs of opposite side walls and i a bottom foldably secured to one sidewall, a partition diagonally disposed in said carton, said partitioncomprising a panel folded in half with the half portions 2,921,121 latented Mar. 8,

adjacent to the side wall to which the bottomis secured 2,152,079

engaging the bottom to hold the carton in set-up position. 2,227,341

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STAIES PATENTS1,318,124 Wright Oct. 7, 1919 1,842,205 Russell Jan. .19, 1932 341,639

Greenwood Dec. 31, 1940 Broderick June 4, 1957 Joseph Sept. 24, 1957FOREIGN I ATENTS Great Britain Jan. 22, 1931

